Course title
動物形態機能学特論   [Advanced Animal Function and Morphology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year   Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 96121
Instructor(s)
杉田 昭栄(宇)   [SUGITA Shoei]
Facility affiliation United Graduate School Agricultural Science Office   Email address

Course description
「Peripheral and central nervous system in animal.」
As a doctor course student of animal science, it is necessary to understand differences of sensory system and nervous system among the many species of domestic animals. Because specific behaviors of animals are limited how their sensory system and its related central nervous developed. In this lecture, character of nervous system and sensory system of several kinds of domestic animal will be introduced.
1) General guide of sensory system in animals
(a) What is scene? (b) What kind sense do animals have? (c)Relation of sensory system and central nervous system
2) Visual system
(a) Visual organ, (b) Visual system including visual central nervous system, (c) Visual system of avian.
3) Olfactory system
(a) Olfactory organ,(b) Olfactory system including central nervous system related olfaction.
4) Somatosensory system.
(a)Pain, (b)touch, (c)pressure (d)Segmentations of spinal nerve
5) How to make a research plan in field of animal physiology and anatomy.
Expected Learning
Understanding of the basic peripheral neural system receipting several senses in skin, special sense such as vision and audition. Understanding transmission from receptor to sensory cortex thought spinal cord.
Course schedule
1) General guide of sensory system in animals
2) Visual system
3) Olfactory system
4) Somatosensory system.
5) How to make a research plan in field of animal physiology and anatomy.
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be provided in class
References
To be announced in the lectures.
Assessment/Grading
Based on report.
Message from instructor(s)
It is important to think why animals have special figure and structure. I wish student to think about the way and how we can approach to solve questions coming from your observation.
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4/17/2017 3:13:36 PM